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Article: Debate over U.S. military presence subdued - for now.(WORLD)(Q&A)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 10, 2002
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Byline: Takehiko Kambayashi, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Hiroshi Hosaka, a professor of sociology and communications at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, spoke to reporter Takehiko Kambayashi about the U.S. military presence on that Japanese island. Mr. Hosaka, a native of Hokkaido, northernmost of Japan's four main islands, has lived and worked in the prefecture's subtropical archipelago for a quarter-century.
Question: The 1995 rape of a 12-year-old Okinawan girl by three American servicemen and the ensuing protests against the U.S. military presence were an important turning point for islanders. How did this tragedy make them change?
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